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After 150 years of ownership the family sold the business to Finlays, their biggest customer. Finlays operated a large chain of tobacconists known as the House of Bewlay. A director of Bewlay's, Ron Harden, was transferred to Barling to act as its General Manager. When the Imperial Tobacco Company bought Finlays they inherited the Barling Company as part of its holdings. | After 150 years of ownership the family sold the business to Finlays, their biggest customer. Finlays operated a large chain of tobacconists known as the House of Bewlay. A director of Bewlay's, Ron Harden, was transferred to Barling to act as its General Manager. When the Imperial Tobacco Company bought Finlays they inherited the Barling Company as part of its holdings. | ||
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File:Bing Barling1.jpg|1962 Letter, From Montague Barling to Bing | File:Bing Barling1.jpg|1962 Letter, From Montague Barling to Bing, Courtesy Peter Ashton | ||
File:Bing Barling3.jpg|1962 Letter, From Bing to Montague Barling | File:Bing Barling3.jpg|1962 Letter, From Bing to Montague Barling, Courtesy Peter Ashton | ||
File:Bing Barling2.jpg|1962 2nd Letter, From Montague Barling to Bing | File:Bing Barling2.jpg|1962 2nd Letter, From Montague Barling to Bing, Courtesy Peter Ashton | ||
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'''Catalogues''' | '''Catalogues''' | ||
[[File:Barling_Catalogue_Cover.jpg|thumb|200px|right|B. Barling & Sons catalogue of pipes - Printed by Unwin Brothers - The Gresham Press - | [[File:Barling_Catalogue_Cover.jpg|thumb|200px|right|B. Barling & Sons catalogue of pipes - Printed by Unwin Brothers - The Gresham Press - likely dated 1922, Courtesy Jesse Silver]]R. C. Hacker states, incorrectly, that B. Barling and Sons issued no catalog prior to 1962. At least two earlier catalogs are known to exist. The preface for the B. Barling and Sons catalog is now included on this page as is a scan of the cover. In addition, Barling issued a brochure illustrating their various lines of pipes in 1957. - | ||
http://yeoldebriars.com/barling018.html<br> | http://yeoldebriars.com/barling018.html<br> | ||
'''NOTE:''' ''This site is Japanese and we suggest that it be accessed using Google’s translator. There is a wealth of information therein contained. In addition, the unintentional howlers created by the translator will provide a great deal of amusement.'' | '''NOTE:''' ''This site is Japanese and we suggest that it be accessed using Google’s translator. There is a wealth of information therein contained. In addition, the unintentional howlers created by the translator will provide a great deal of amusement.'' | ||
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Other Barling experts believe that all of the pipes that have the old arched block logo | Other Barling experts believe that all of the pipes that have the old arched block logo | ||
were made before the sale of the company and as such are Pre-Transition pieces | were made before the sale of the company and as such are Pre-Transition pieces | ||
regardless of the model number stamping. | regardless of the model number stamping. The 2 | ||
1962 catalogs would seem to support this interpretation. | 1962 catalogs would seem to support this interpretation. | ||
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#Several A.S.P posts by Michael Lindner, Mel Feldman, and others. | #Several A.S.P posts by Michael Lindner, Mel Feldman, and others. | ||
#Tad Gage article, Mysterious Barlings, pg.40, Spring 2000 edition of Pipes & Tobacco Magazine. | #Tad Gage article, Mysterious Barlings, pg.40, Spring 2000 edition of Pipes & Tobacco Magazine. | ||
#Mel Feldman's site: | #Mel Feldman's former site: thesmoker.com, which is no longer on-line generally had a lot of Barlings, with good indications of the nomenclature as it relates to period of manufacture. | ||
==Sources to check== | ==Sources to check== | ||